Drawing from Kant’s Categorical Imperative; and the speaker’s situatedness and positionality, he will explore his heretic attempts to construct a more relevant, functional, accessible and participatory symbiosis between the use of Open Educational Practice and social transformation. Unashamedly stating his position as an scholar-activist, the speaker will share his work with Global Hands to illustrate the lessons, creative tensions, contradictions and possibilities that imbue his praxis.

About the presenter

Dr Momodou Sallah is Reader in Globalisation and Global Youth Work at the Social Work, Youth and Community Division, De Montfort University, UK. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors, Global Hands, which is a Social Enterprise/Charity operating in The Gambia and UK, with a focus on capacity building and social good. In June 2013, he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the UK Higher Education Academy. In November 2015, he was named the “Most Innovative Teacher” in the UK by Times Higher. He has more than 20 years’ experience working with young people at local, national and international levels; from being the Youth Director of Gambia Red Cross Society to a Senior Youth Worker at the Leicester City Council, UK. Dr. Sallah has numerous publications in the field of work with black young people, young Muslims and globalisation/global youth work. His research interests include diversity, participatory methodologies, globalisation in relation especially to young people, and Public Engagement.